The Department of Education-Partnership of Employees and Non-teaching Staff of the Department of Education (DepEd-PENS) launched its 'Opensa Kontra Kakulangan sa Edukasyon' (OKKE) project aimed at extending aid to poor but deserving students in the country.

The launch was held during the organization's first national convention from Aug. 24 to 27 at Teachers Camp, Baguio City which was attended by almost 700 locally paid and nationally paid non-teaching personnel from all over the country.

The project aims to provide assistance to less privileged but deserving public school students from the far-flung areas of the country through distribution of shoes, notebooks,...

With several groups handling programs on drug abuse prevention, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is urging local government units (LGUs) to utilize a web-based system that will monitor the implementation of drug policies and programs of the government and all concerned sectors.

The web-enabled system, called the Integrated Drug Monitoring and Reporting System (IDMRIS), collects, manages, and analyzes data and information on drug abuse prevention of various national government agencies, LGUs and partner groups and organizations while serving as a venue for drug abuse prevention and control programs for implementers.